Andrea del Verrocchio

(1435–1488) italiensk konstnär och guldsmed

Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Andrea del Verrocchio belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Andrea del Verrocchio was born in Florence and died in Venice. The teachers included Giuliano Verrochi and Donatello. Andrea del Verrocchio worked in Florence, Orvieto, Pistoia, and Venice. Wikidata associates Andrea del Verrocchio with Italian Renaissance and Renaissance. The students included Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo di Credi, Pietro Perugino, and Domenico Ghirlandaio.

The best-known works include ‘The Baptism of Christ’, ‘Tobias and the Angel’, ‘Putto with a Dolphin’, and ‘Virgin with the Seated Child’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, religious art, and nude. The catalogue has 25 works by Andrea del Verrocchio with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1480. Works by Andrea del Verrocchio are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Gemäldegalerie, British Museum, and Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Michael Wolgemut, Bertoldo di Giovanni, Hans Memling, Niccolò dell'Arca, and Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo.

• The Renaissance
• Dop av Kristus
• Madonna of the Milk
• Madonna with child and saints